Chapter 14 – Section 1 The road to World War II.

1. How did dictators in other parts of the world try to fix the conditions (that were even worse) caused by the Depression in their countries? 2. What was a totalitarian government and what were three countries that had them in the 1920s and 30s? 3. What is the philosophy of fascism that Germany and Italy based their governments on? 4. Who was Benito Mussolini and how did he come to power in Italy? 5. What three political moves did he make after coming to power? What was his reason?

6. Who was Adolf Hitler and what did he have in common with Mussolini? 7. What political party did he join and quickly become the leader of? 8. Why did he go to prison and what was Mein Kampf? 9. What were three of Hitler’s idea in Mein Kampf? 10. What did Hitler promise the German people?

11. What three things was Hitler able to do because of his popularity? 12. How did Hitler violate the Versailles Treaty (signed after WWI) in 1936? 13. Who were the Axis powers? Why did they form? 14. What bold moves did Hitler make? 15. What was the policy of appeasement practiced by England and France? Why did they do it?

16. What happened six months later? 17. What happened on September 1st 1939 and why? 18. What was a “blitzkrieg” or “lightning war” and where did it happen? 19. What heroic feat did the British accomplish? 20. What happened in June of 1940?

21. What did Hitler do next? 22. Why was the British Royal Air Force (RAF) considered so brave? 23. What was the end result of the Battle of Britain? (as it became known) 24. What were three reasons Japan was just as unhappy as Germany and Italy? 25. How did the Japanese army shock the world in the 1930s?

26. Why did FDR begin a Naval buildup in the Pacific and move the Pacific fleet from CA to Pearl Harbor? 27. What was the Tripartite Pact and who signed it? 28. What were two reasons America remained neutral? 29. What was the policy of isolationism that many Americans supported? 30. What was the “cash and carry” policy? Why?

31. What were two actions taken by FDR that increased our involvement? 32. What was the Land-Lease Act? 33. How did America respond to Japan’s aggression? Why didn’t we do more? 34. Why did Japan decide to attack America’s fleet at Pearl Harbor? 35. What actually happened at Pearl Harbor that Sunday morning?

36. What happened on December 8th 1941? 37. What happened three days later?

Homework Using your notes, create a timeline showing at least 10 events and/or responses to those events leading up to U.S. involvement in World War II.